Holding(s) in Company

Compass Group PLC
26 June 2006


                           SCHEDULE 10
 
             NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     COMPASS GROUP PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

      LEGAL & GENERAL GROUP PLC AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES

3)   Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of 
     holding of the Shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a 
     non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a
     holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18

     SEE LETTER BELOW

4)   Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the 
     number of shares held by each of them.

      SEE LETTER BELOW

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

      N/A

6)   Percentage of issued Class (any treasury shares held by the
     company should not be taken into account when
     calculating percentage)

      N/A

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

      N/A

8)   Percentage of issued Class (any treasury shares held by the
     company should not be taken into account when
     calculating percentage)

      N/A

9)   Class of security

      ORDINARY SHARES OF 10 PENCE EACH

10)  Date of transaction

     ON OR BEFORE 23 JUNE 2006

11)  Date company informed

     26 JUNE 2006

12)  Total holding following this notification

       86,546,680
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification (any 
     treasury shares held by the company should not be taken into account 
     when calculating percentage)

      4.01% 

14)  Any additional information

       SEE LETTER BELOW

15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

      ANDREW V DERHAM
      TEL: [phone]

16)  Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for 
     making this notification

     Date of Notification ....26 JUNE 2006.....


Letter to Compass Group
Dated 23 June 2006


Disclosure of Interest in shares Under Section 198


Please find below the details of the notifiable interest of Legal & General 
Group plc and/or its subsidiaries in the relevant share capital of your company:


Material Interest

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 914945      766,262
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 923363    1,556,937
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 775237      205,696
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 942199      700,005
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 942229      693,408
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 942217      703,594
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 942205      701,990
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 942175      696,075
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 942187      698,160
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 775245    6,246,934
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 770286      384,081
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 357206   52,287,858
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 866197      351,100
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 904332      456,888
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 916681      114,630
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 969995    5,071,729
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 985551      280,017
Citibank, Ldn A/c 6011467727                          10,100
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 754612    8,152,360
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 361602       57,971
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 282605    1,883,587
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 360509    3,369,647
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 766793      383,259
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 824434      428,831
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 924422      345,561

                                                  86,546,680    4.01%


We currently have a notifiable interest in 86,546,680 Ordinary 10p shares which 
we understand represents 4.01% of that class of your share capital calculated on 
an issued share capital of 2,153,689,203 Ordinary 10p shares.


Letter from Legal & General Investment Management





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